Jewish community joins fight against gay hate pastor
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies has urged the government to block hate pastor Steven Anderson’s trip to the country. In a statement, the board said it “strongly objects to the upcoming visit to South Africa of American pastor Steven Anderson of the Faithful Word Baptist Church in Arizona”. Anderson not only supports and […]
Study confirms that HIV treatment stops spread of virus to partners
A new study has shown once again the power of HIV treatment in blocking the transmission of the virus between HIV positive people and their negative partners, even without using condoms. The Partner study, the world’s largest study of people with HIV who have had condomless sex with their HIV negative partners, found that neither […]
Home Affairs postpones gay hate pastor meeting
A meeting between members of the LGBTI community and Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba about kill-the-gays pastor Steven Anderson has been postponed at the last minute. The meeting was set to take place today (Monday) in Pretoria and would have included SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Chairman Lawrence Mushwana and the creators of the […]
UN LGBTI vote: SAHRC warns of SA’s “waning commitment” to human rights
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it is concerned that South Africa recently abstained in a vital vote on LGBTI rights at the UN. Last month, the country shocked human rights groups after it chose to abstain in the vote to appoint a global LGBTI watchdog at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) […]
LGBT group slams Trump’s choice of running mate
Donald Trump’s choice of Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate in the presidential election is not good news for LGBT Americans. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest LGBT rights organisation, has blasted Trump for announcing Pence, an evangelical Christian, as his candidate for Vice President. “Donald Trump just doubled down on his agenda of hate […]
“They don’t care about us”: Parties don’t pitch for LGBTI election meeting
Only one of the four political parties that confirmed their attendance at an LGBTI local election event in Pietermaritzburg bothered to arrive. The meeting, hosted by the Gay & Lesbian Network, aimed to provide an opportunity for the LGBTI community to engage with the major parties on issues of concern to them with regard to […]